Start At

The Start At tab enables you to set the position, scale, rotation, alpha (transparency), and color of the object before the start of the Effect. The Start At tab is displayed only if the 'Continue from previous effect' checkbox on the Effect Settings dialog box is unchecked.


X/Y Position
X/Y Position is the co-ordinate of the selected object's center. There are four selections for X/Y Position control:

·	Unchanged: the X/Y position for the selected object is unchanged

·	Jump to X/Y: places the selected object to the specific X/Y co-ordinate

·	Jump Right/Down by: moves the selected object from the original position to the right and down by the specified distance

·	Jump Left/Up by: moves the selected object from the original position to the left and up by the specified distance.

Reset components to original Transforms
If the previous Effect was a Complex Effect that transformed the component positions, then ticking this checkbox will reset the components back to their original positions before the next Effect starts. Otherwise, the components are left in whatever state they were in at the end of the previous Effect.

For example, if a Typewriter Effect follows an Explode Effect, the 'Reset components to original transforms' option will reset the positions of the letters before the Typewriter Effect begins.

X/Y Scale
X/Y Scale is the scale factor of the selected object's width/height. There are three selections for X/Y Scale control:

·	Unchanged: the X/Y Scale for the selected object is unchanged

·	Unscaled (100%): sets the X/Y Scale Factor to 100%

·	Scale Factor: sets the X/Y Scale Factor to the specified value.

X/Y Angle
X/Y Angle is the clockwise rotation angle of the selected object's X/Y axis. There are three selections for X/Y Angle control:

·	Unchanged: the rotation angle of the selected object's X/Y axis is unchanged

·	Zero angle: sets the rotation angle of the selected object's X/Y axis to zero degree

·	Angle of: sets the rotation angle of the selected object's X/Y axis to the specified degrees.

X=Y
These two check boxes force the Y value to be equal to the X value for Scale or Angle.

Alpha
Alpha controls the transparency of the selected object. There are four selections for Alpha control:

·	Unchanged: the alpha (transparency) for the selected object is unchanged

·	100% Transparent: sets the alpha value to 0, making the object completely transparent

·	100% Opaque: sets the alpha value to 100%, making the object completely opaque, with no transparent or semi-transparent areas

·	Alpha Value of: sets the alpha value to the specified value.

Color
This setting allows you to apply a color Transform to the selected object. There are five selections for Color control:

·	Unchanged: the color of the selected object is unchanged

·	Black: the object appears black (even if the object had multiple colors before)

·	White: the object appears white (even if the object had multiple colors before)

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Color: allows you to specify the color of the object. The object's color is determined by taking the percentage of the selected color and adding the complementary percentage of the original color. For example, if the given percentage is 30%, the result will be 30% of the selected color mixed with 70% of the original color.

Advanced
This setting allows you to specify the new Alpha/Red/Green/Blue value by taking a percentage of the current Alpha/Red/Green/Blue value and adding a value to the result.



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